William W Johnstone - Ashes 29 by Crisis in the Ashes

Author:Crisis in the Ashes [Ashes, Crisis in the]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-08-09T13:50:58+00:00

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shot was fired, and yet he could not have known we were there.”

“Nonsense,” Sied replied. “He is just a man. He will bleed and die like any other, if you hit him in the right spot with a bullet.”

“There are some who say Ben Raines is every bit as clever as Knoff.”

“Raines is cautious, I agree,” Sied said. “He never turns his back on anyone… not even his most trusted associates. But why should we care? He is paying us to get rid of President Osterman in order to prevent a bloodier, more expanded war. His money is good, and he keeps his word. We are not being paid to assassinate him.”

“\bu don’t think Raines will double-cross us?”

Sied wagged his head. “Not from what I have heard about him. He is honest. But he is ruthless when someone betrays him.”

“Then he will pay us our money? If we kill this Osterman woman?”

“Without a doubt, just so long as we accomplish our objectives here tonight. We must bring down Claire Osterman and her advisers. If we can. We are being paid to kill the President of the USA, and that is all we have to do to earn our money, according to General Raines. I have worked for him before, and I believe him. Osterman must die … tonight, and we will be the instrument of her death.”

“She escaped the heavy bombing,” Ahmed remembered. “She may remain in her underground bunker until the SUSA attack from the skies is over. They are sending in specially trained teams from every quarter. Perhaps we should wait until the bombing is over in New York.”

“It is over, for now. General Raines has called a halt to the bombing, to keep from harming more innocent civilians, we were told.”

“Raines is a strange fellow. He believes in his cause,

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